Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en pub

pub, public house

Meaning

pub; public house

In Swedish: (öl)servering, bar

Forms

Forms of pub
Singular, indefiniteen pub
Singular, definitepuben
Plural, indefinitepubar
Plural, definitepubarna

pub is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pub, den stora puben. Check another noun

Practise pub

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Is it en pub or ett pub?

Questions

What does pub mean in English?

pub means “pub, public house”.

Is it en pub or ett pub?

It is en pub, and “the pub” is puben.

What is the plural of pub?

The plural of pub is pubar, and the definite plural is pubarna.

Similar words

bar

Origin

Borrowed from English pub.

Nearby common words

pub is number 3,567 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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